Berlin admonishes Likud minister’s claim German, Iranian money funding protests – Responding to Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan’s claims, ambassador Seibert decries comparison of Germany, an ally, with country dedicated to Israel’s annihilation | Timesofisrael

German Ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, hit back at “disappointing” claims made by Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan, that asserted “German and Iranian money” was behind ongoing anti-government protests sparked by government plans to overhaul the judiciary.
Speaking to Army Radio on Tuesday, Atbaryan, from the Likud party, said that “Funding from foreign nations and actors, most of whom are antisemitic, taking people out into the streets without them knowing that the money behind the protests ultimately comes from countries like Germany or Iran – that’s what’s on the [political] left.”